A homeless man carrying bags of his belongings walks into the shelter at the First Congregational Church in Danbury, Conn. on the night of the Connecticut statewide homeless count Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

From left, Francesca Golightly, a Western Connecticut State University intern, Denise Valeri, of the Danbury Housing Partnership, and Sharice Coleman, recorder for Homeless Management Information Systems, take a count of the homeless population in Danbury for the statewide homeless count at the New Street Homeless Shelter in Danbury, Conn. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Employees and volunteers record age, gender, ethnicity, race and veteran status of all homeless people for the statewide homeless count at the New Street Homeless Shelter in Danbury, Conn. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Michelle Conderino, of Catholic Family Services, spends her time at the New Street Homeless Shelter in Danbury, Conn. for the statewide homeless count on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Michelle Conderino, of Catholic Family Services, spends her time at...

John Zanesky, 47, spends the night at the New Street Homeless Shelter in Danbury, Conn. on Wednesday, Jan. 29 after the price of his rent went up too high for him to pay. Wednesday night was the Connecticut statewide homeless count.
Photo: Tyler Sizemore

Residents of Inspirica Tiffany Chiles, left, and Maria Colon load up on food with the help of volunteer Judy Williams, from St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Riverside, Greenwich, at Inspirica's south side campus in Stamford, Conn., on Jan. 29, 2014.
Photo: Jason Rearick

Allison Pratt, a resident of Inspirica, talks about the struggles she has endured that resulted in her homelessness at Inspirica's south side campus in Stamford, Conn., on Jan. 29, 2014.
Photo: Jason Rearick